Powder applicator



Oct. 12, 1948. G. D. RUNNELS POWDER APPLICATOR Filed Jan. 14, 1942 m y w w w a aha/742%??? Patented Oct. 12, 19 8 7 UNITED STAT ES O r v 2,450,919 i i POWDER APPLIGATOR Garland D: Runnels, Seattle,.Wash-. Application January 14, 1942,. satin No, 426.667

1 My invention relates to powder applicators, and more particularly to those intended for use in applying face powder, skin rouge, and the like.

Self-dispensing powder puffs heretofore devised. are open. to several-objections, such as the total or partial collapse of thepuii or of the wiping, surface as the supply of powder diminishes thus producing, a consequent rumpling of the powder applying. surface when the pufl is used; the construction. permits the escape of powder from other than the applying surface so: that the errant. powder gets on the hands or the clothes of the user, and such pufis have been. too expensive. to. manufacture for wide public distribution. It. is. one object. of my invention. to provide a sen-dispensing powder applicator in which the powder applying surface, in this case a porous iabri isat all timesmaintained smooth and even until. all the. powder in the applicator has been usedi lit. isanother object. oi my invention to. provide a. self.dispensing powder applicator made. of. a substantially non-porousmateriathaving a pocket. open. to one. face, which pocket. is. closed. by a porous fabric. sealed to the body in. such a way that powder escapes only from the fabric facing.

It. is. a further object of. my invention to. provide a. self.- dispensing. powder. applicator the-body of whichismade. of. aself-supporti'ng, pliable. ma-

terial. having an open pocket. therein. covered. by

more. than. one layer of. porous fabriosealed. to the body.

It is. a still further. object. of my invention. to provide a. selfL-dispensingpowder applicator made of. sponge ru'bber andhaving-apocket in one face thereof. which the inner edge 01 the. pocket. is tapered inwardlyto provide a. flat backing. for the porous. fabric. wipingsurfiace as the applicator is bentin use.

Other. and further objects of my invention will be apparent-from. specificationtakenin con.- junction with the. accompanying. drawings, in which-- Figure 1 is a vertical section throughone form oi powder applicatorv according to'my invention;

,Eig Z is a vertical section through-another form.

of'powder applicator constructed. according to my invention; and Figs.,3' and 4 are. respectively plan and. vertical sections of a still further modificae tion.

It is obvious-that the. physical form of these ap-- plicators can be widely varied, the ones shown inthe. drawing being. given merely by way of example ofi thei principles and. features of my invention.

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. 2' Referring to Fig; 1',,the powder applicator com rises a flat bottom disc A on which is mounted airing B1. The ring is sealed to the disc and together they define a pocket 0 which is open at the top. The pocket holds the supply D of powder to he applied or dispensed. In the illustration both the disc and the ring, are formed. or sponge rub'floer, which is my present pre'ferred rnaterial, but. these parts may be made of any other pliable material. such as leather, a textile paddihg,.-and similar. materials; or they may each he made of 'a different material, and the. disc may be less selectediasdesired butI prefer. to use an. angle oi. less than 45 which. I find. provides a broad support tor the wiping surface: especially when the: applicator is'usedon. the irregular contours of. the face, :suchcas around thejaw 'bone andrchin, Thesurfaceli may have other shapes which. will accomplish. the samepurpose. I

The-open. side of the pocket C is: closed loya layer ofporous i'abricG which stretches'across the open. top and. overlies theupper surface E eitheringB at least tothe-outer edgethere'oh The fabric is secured in place bycoatingthisisurtaee E with. a. layer of. suitable adhesive to sealv the tethering. This-serves severalpurposes. The fahric. G; being. applied to-the ring while in its. stretched conditioninsures thatthefabriowill at. all times. remain smooth and. even regardless of little powder there. is. in the pocket. G Again, {the sealing. of. the fabric toithetop oh the ring. prevents the escape. of. the powder around the edges of the ring and permits. the escape. of the powder'through only the part or. the porous fabric whichis. exposed. over the pocket. 0; The fabric may be. of any. material suitable for the purpose, via, permitting the powder to pass through the. same in the desired. quantities. as. it is rubbed over the skin. For thi'spu'rposeifpree fer to usea rayoniabric having'a woven back and a soft rayon pile. H onthe' outer surface thereoi.

plicator of Fig. 1, pre-formed disc A and ring B are sealed together, a charge of powder D is put into the pocket C, adhesive is applied to the surface E and the stretched fabric G is pressed down upon the surface E to close the pocket and complete the powder applicator. In use, it is only necessary to wipe the fabric G over the surface to which the powder is to be applied and the powder will pass through the fabric evenly onto the surface. Inasmuch as there may be no escaping of the powder from any area except through that portion of the fabric covering the pocket C, the user can easily control the place and amount of the powder applied and no powder will fall on other areas than that to which the applicator is applied. The applicator being made of flexible or resilient material it will readily accommodate itself to uneven surfaces during its uses.

Referring to Fig. 2, the body K of the applicator is molded in one piece, which provides the smooth, substantially non-porous outer surfaces desired. The body K comprises the base L and an upstanding peripheral ring M which define the pocket N. In cases where it is desired to apply only very small quantities of the powder, as is true with cheek rouge for example, the pocket N is closed by two superimposed layers of fabric 0 and P. I have found it of advantage to use both layers of the rayon pile fabric similar to that referred to above at Q, but this is not necessarily 3 the case since a plain fabric could be substituted for the lower layer P,

In the manufacture of the powder applicator of Fig. 2 the rouge powder is placed in the pocket N, the two layers of fabric 0 and P are sewn together as indicated at R while the fabrics are stretched smooth, and then the bottom layer P is cemented or otherwise secured to the upper surface of the ring M so as to close the pocket N. The applicator will be used in the same manner as the applicator of Fig. 1 but by reason of the double layer of fabric, the powder will escape much more slowly. Of course, in place of the second layer of fabric P any other sifter partially closing the pocket N could be substituted.

Figs. 3 and 4 illustrate another form of applicator afiording certain additional facility in the use of the applicator and also further protecting against the accidental escape of powder from other than the wiping surface. In the use of the form shown in Fig. 1, for example, there is sometimes a tendency for the user to bend the lower part of the applicator outwardly. This leaves the lower part of the wiping surface exposed so that powder therebehind might sift out and fall on to the clothes of the user.

In Figs. 3 and 4 the applicator comprises a cupshaped base 5A to which is sealed an inverted cup shaped cover 53, these two members defining a pocket 50 for the powder. The cover has an opening 5D in its face and near one side thereof. The opening is shown as somewhat semi-circular in shape but other shapes may be used, the plan here being to have the openin of the pocket occupy only a portion of the face of the applicator. A porous, soft pile fabric SE is applied over the face of the applicator and the opening 5D. This may be sealed to the entire face, but it is desirable that it be sealed around the edges of the opening 5D, and the fabric need not cover the entire face of the applicator.

In use, the user may grip the fiat surface of the back 5A and the similar surface 5F of the face portion, bending the lower portion of the applicator outwardly (to the left in Fig. i), This will automatically give a slightly increased distributed pressure forwardly on the face opposite the opening 5D which is of aid in applying the powder. The straight bottom edge of the opening 5D also affords a straight powder applying edge also of advantage in use on the face without waste of powder.

It will be understood that while reference has been made to the use of an adhesive to secure the fabric to the powder container, any other means of sealing the parts together may be used that will also hold the fabric taut on the applicator at all times.

Other modifications may be made in the arrangement and location of parts within the spirit and scope of my invention, and such modifications are intended to be covered in the appended claims.

I claim:

1. In a powder applicator, a substantially nonporous fiexible body having a pocket therein open at one face thereof and surrounded on the opposite face and the sides by said body, the pocket being for the reception of powder to be applied, a plurality of superimposed layers of a porous fabric having a soft pile outer face, the layers of fabric being. stretched across the open face to close the same, and means sealing the layers of fabric to the body in their stretched condition so as to close the opening and the pocket against the escape of powder from the applicator except from the portionsof the fabric that are exposed over the open face.

2. In a powder applicator, a body of pliable rubber of substantial thickness and having a portion removed from one face thereof to form a pocket with a rim of the rubber surrounding the pocket at its sides, the pocket being for the reception of powder to be applied, and a plurality of superimposed layers of porous fabric having a soft pile outer surface, the fabric layers being stretched across the pocket and sealed to the outer surface of the rim to close the pocket against the escape of powder except from the portions of the fabric which are exposed over the open portion of the pocket.

3. In a powder applicator, a disc, a ring of pliable material mounted on the disc and sealed thereto, and a pair of superimposed layers of porous fabric at least one of which has a soft pile outer surface, the layers of fabric being sealed to the rim so as to close the ring against the escape of powder except through that portion of the fabric exposed over the open portion of said ring.

4. In a powder applicator, a body of resilient material having a pocket therein, and a face portion, an opening through the face portion into the pocket, said opening being located remote from one edge of said body and adjacent an opposite edge thereof, and a porous, soft pile fabric stretched across the opening and secured to the body so as to close the opening against the escape of powder except through that portion of the fabric exposed over said opening.

5. In a powder applicator, a body of resilient material having a pocket therein, and a face portion, an opening through the face portion into the pocket, said opening being located remote from one edge of said body and adjacent an opposite edge thereof, and having a substantially straight bottom edge, and a porous, soft pile fabric stretched across the opening and sealed therearound so as to close the opening against the escape of powder except through that portion of the fabric exposed over said opening.

6. In a powder applicator, a body of pliable rubber of substantial thickness so as to be held in the hand when the applicator is in use and having a pocket formed therein which is open at one face of the body, the pocket being surrounded on its sides by a self-sustaining rim of the rubber and bein for the reception of powder to be applied to the skin by the applicator, and a cloth having a soft pile outer surface, the cloth being stretched across the opening and sealed to the outer surface of the rim so as to close the opening and the pocket against the escape of powder from the applicator, except from that portion of the cloth which is exposed over the opening, whereby application of the powder to the skin is readily controlled by the user.

7. In a powder applicator, a body of pliable rubber of substantial thickness so as to be held in the hand when the applicator is in use and having a portion removed from one face thereof to form a pocket with a ring of the rubber surrounding the pocket at its sides, the pocket also having an inwardly and downwardly tapered side wall extending from the top of the ring to the bottom of the pocket, the pocket being for the reception of powder to be applied to the skin by the applicator, and a cloth stretched across the pocket and sealed to the outer surface of the ring to close the pocket against the escape of powder over the edges of the ring.

8. In a powder applicator, a disc of pliable material to be held in the hand when the applicator is in use, a ring also of pliable material mounted on the disc and sealed thereto to define a pocket for the reception of powder to be applied to the skin by the applicator, and a porous fabric having a soft pile outer surface, the fabric overlying and being sealed to the ring, the construction and arrangement being such that powder can escape only from the exposed portion of the cloth overlying said pocket.

GARLAND D'. RUNNELS.

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